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God's Sovereign Reversals
Commentators unanimously highlight that this verse illustrates God's sovereign power to completely reverse human circumstances. The rich can become poor enough to work for food, while the hungry are filled. As Charles Spurgeon notes, this shows how God "putteth down the mighty, and lifteth up the lowly," reminding believers that our ultimate status is not fixed by worldly standards but is in God's hands.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 2:5
18th Century
Theologian
See an instance in 1 Samuel 2:36. See, too, in Ezekiel 13:19, another example of hire paid in bread.
Ceased — that is, the…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 2:5
19th Century
Bishop
They that were full.—Another image to illustrate the vicissitudes of human affairs is sketched, one very familiar to the …
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 2:2–7
19th Century
Preacher
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let n…
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 2:5
17th Century
Pastor
They that are full have hired out themselves for bread
Such as have been full of the good things of this life have b…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 2:1–10
17th Century
Minister
Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lor…